That isn't how the Apollo missions worked. They put the command module, service module and the LEM on a single Saturn 5[1]. Once in space, the command+service

That isn't how the Apollo missions worked. They put the command module, service module and the LEM on a single Saturn 5[1]. Once in space, the command+service module would need to turn around and dock with the LEM before heading off to the moon. https://www.nasa.gov/history/diagrams/apollo.html https://www.nasa.gov/history/diagrams/apollo.html 1: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/static/history/diagrams/ad003.gif https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/static/history/diagr...